Notification Icons on the always on screen

[G6400]

THIS ABSOLUTELY MAKES NO SENSE: to have the always on screen active while it is locked (secured) and having notification icons appearing VERSUS to have always on screen active while it is not locked and notification icons does not appear no more. Samsung please fix.

 

[sweetypie31]

Confused....

 

[G6400]

I was not clear may be.
If one is not using password to lock/unlock the device but still using ALWAYS ON SCREEN and it is currently in use and one gets new email or etc.., the icon will not show up on the ALWAYS ON SCREEN (below the clock or whatever one uses), If one using the password, fingerprint etc to unlock the screen - the notification icons will show up on the ALWAYS ON SCREEN. What would be the reason they not showing up in both cases?